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Maurice Costello
Born · February 20, 1877
Died · October 29, 1950 (73 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director. Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.
Practically Yours
Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
0.0
1944
The Climax
Audience Member (Uncredited)
5.4
1944
A Fig Leaf for Eve
Nightclub Patron
4.4
1944
Du Barry was a Lady
Passerby
6.1
1943
The Glass Key
Card Player (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Rodeo Spectator with Martin Manning (uncredited)
5.8
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
6.9
1941
Lady from Louisiana
Edwards
5.3
1941
Citizen Kane
Extra (uncredited)
8.0
1941
A Man Betrayed
Club Inferno Patron (uncredited)
5.4
1941
Tin Pan Alley
(uncredited)
5.0
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Man at Railroad Station
6.8
1940
Foreign Correspondent
Man (uncredited)
7.0
1940
The Sea Hawk
Man Carrying Spear
7.1
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Extra (uncredited)
7.2
1940
Edison, the Man
Broker
6.6
1940
Johnny Apollo
Extra (uncredited)
6.8
1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
5.0
1940
Alice in Movieland
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
6.3
1940
The Roaring Twenties
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
7.5
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diggs (uncredited)
7.9
1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Hart
6.2
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Man in Audience (uncredited)
5.5
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Guest (uncredited)
6.4
1939
Happily Buried
Board Member
4.5
1939
Comet Over Broadway
Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)
5.0
1938
A Man to Remember
Town Councilor (uncredited)
6.5
1938
Hollywood Boulevard
Director in Commissary
2.5
1936
Search for Beauty
Health Acres Guest (uncredited)
5.9
1934
Eagle of the Night
5.0
1928
The Wagon Show
Colonel Beldan
0.0
1928
Camille
Armand's father
1.0
1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Father O'Brien
5.5
1927
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Baxter Ryan
0.0
1927
The Last Alarm
The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Tom's Father
0.0
1926
The Mad Marriage
Walter Butler
0.0
1925
The Story Without a Name
The Cripple
0.0
1924
Love of Women
Mr. Redfield
0.0
1924
Roulette
Ben Corcoran
0.0
1924
Fog Bound
Deputy Brown
0.0
1923
Man and Wife
Caleb Perkins
0.0
1923
The Glimpses of the Moon
Fred Gillow
0.0
1923
None So Blind
Russell Mortimer
0.0
1923
The Crimson Stain Mystery
Harold Stanley
0.0
1916
The Crown Prince's Double
Prince Oscar / Barry Lawrence
0.0
1916
Rags and the Girl
Tom Raine
0.0
1915
The Heart of Jim Brice
Jim Brice
0.0
1915
The Evil Men Do
David Horton
0.0
1915
Too Much Burglar
Tom Perry
0.0
1914
The Peacemaker
Himself - Cameo Appearance
0.0
1914
The Mysterious Lodger
Ralph Brent - the Mysterious Lodger
0.0
1914
The Moonstone of Fez
Schuyler Van Norden
0.0
1914
Etta of the Footlights
Lord Wentworth
0.0
1914
Iron and Steel
John Smardon
0.0
1914
Some Steamer Scooping
Baron Lafitte
0.0
1914
Fellow Voyagers
Tom Blake
0.0
1913
The Hindoo Charm
Sir Edward Tilbury
0.0
1913
The Lonely Princess
Endicott, an American Millionaire
5.0
1913
A Princess of Bagdad
Seyn - the Cobbler
0.0
1913
The Sale of a Heart
Charles Lindgard
0.0
1913
Delayed Proposals
Jack Hardy
5.0
1913
Getting Up a Practice
Dr. Lyons
0.0
1913
What a Change of Clothes Did
John Mason
0.0
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
Lambert Chase
0.0
1913
It All Came Out in the Wash
Barry Wall
4.0
1912
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
Henry Ford
4.0
1912
As You Like It
Orlando
1.0
1912
Bobby's Father
Dick Ramsay - Bobby's Father
0.0
1912
The Adventure of the Italian Model
Lambert Chase - the Detective
4.0
1912
A Vitagraph Romance
Maurice Costello
4.8
1912
The Loyalty of Sylvia
Dr. Dudley Lawrence
4.0
1912
Her Grandchild
Donald Grant - the Son
0.0
1912
The Two Battles
Gordon Frazier
0.0
1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
Mr. Hale
0.0
1912
The Black Sheep
Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother
0.0
1912
Conscience
Harold Winter
4.0
1912
The Money Kings
Roy Brain
0.0
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
Lambert Chase, Detective
0.0
1912
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
0.0
1912
Lulu's Doctor
Doctor John Lewis
2.5
1912
Half a Hero
Joe Godfrey
0.0
1912
The Picture Idol
Howard Hanson
5.0
1912
The Spider's Web
Trevor Lawlor - A Young Attorney
0.0
1912
Aunty's Romance
Stephen Fiske Jr.
4.0
1912
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
Dr. LaFleur
2.5
1912
The Old Silver Watch
Frank as an Adult
4.0
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
'Enry Awkins
5.0
1912
The First Violin
0.0
1912
For the Honor of the Family
Guy Ryder aka Guy Denton
0.0
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
Tom - an Honest Attorney
4.0
1912
Some Good in All
Bill - a Providential Thief
0.0
1911
Auld Lang Syne
Tammas
0.0
1911
His Sister's Children
Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle
0.0
1911
For Love and Glory
Lt. Osmond
0.0
1911
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
Herbert - Rose's Fiance
0.0
1911
The Geranium
Daniel Briton
0.0
1911
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Jesus Christ
0.0
1911
A Quaker Mother
John Harmon - A Quaker Husband
0.0
1911
Barriers Burned Away
John Martin - First Brother
0.0
1911
The Sleep Walker
Dr. Allan Langham
0.0
1911
Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
Lloyd Stanwood
0.0
1911
The Changing of Silas Warner
Silas Warner's Son
0.0
1911
The Sacrifice
Nick Austin
10.0
1911
For Her Brother's Sake
Albert Black - The Brother
0.0
1911
Dead Man’s Honor
Hugh
0.0
1911
The Show Girl
Dr. Renfrew
6.0
1911
His Mother
Donald Gray
0.0
1911
Little Nemo
Himself
6.3
1911
The Inherited Taint
Herbert Warning
0.0
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
5.0
1911
The New Stenographer
The boss
4.0
1911
Water Lilies
Maurice
4.0
1911
Siren of the Sea
Fisherman
0.0
1911
How She Won Him
Arthur Lewis
0.0
1910
Rose Leaves
0.0
1910
Over the Garden Wall
0.0
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
4.0
1910
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
2.5
1910
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
4.8
1909
The Way of the Cross
0.0
1909
The Bride of Lammermoor
Edgar Ravenswood
0.0
1909
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
0.0
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
4.8
1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Marc Antony
2.5
1908
Leah the Forsaken
2.0
1908
Richard III
3.0
1908
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
King Herod
0.0
1908
The Merchant of Venice
0.0
1908